Developing e-Health Capabilities in Bhutan

This issue describes how a partnership among ADB, the Government of Bhutan, and Hewlett-Packard used technology to improve delivery of health care services to rural people living in remote locations.

Highlights

In Bhutan, patients incur high costs to reach health care centers. This spurred the Royal Government of Bhutan to explore innovative approaches to providing quality health care.

ADB partnered with Bhutan in 2013 to pursue electronic approaches that address rural connectivity deficits in a cost-efficient way. These include e-Health and Television White Space.

The pilot demonstrated how countries can use technologies to improve provision and delivery of health care services. Faster medical diagnoses help patients receive timely and much-needed medical treatment.

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